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The Romance of an Old Fool
Written by Roswell Field
Narrated by James Holt
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This is a gently self-deprecating, ironic and sadly humorous tale of a widower's last shot at happiness in love... John, a well to do and reasonably well preserved (according to himself) middle aged widower, falls for a much younger person. A person while delightful, not entirely unproblematic: she is the orphaned daughter of his very first love...
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